Where to start? How about London, where Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor, both die-hard motorcycle guys (incidentally, McGregor is also a movie star), sat around musing about the ultimate biker boys’ “what if.” …

Gotta hand it to those marketing folks. Kia, the big Korean auto maker that is quickly gobbling up the market niche that used to be exclusive to the Japanese, has come up with a new wrinkle: put an exclamation point after the car’s name — it’s the Kia Soul! — and see what happens. …

This description of what happened in Paris more than 30 years ago is on numerous Web sites. I got it in an e-mail from a friend. Click on the last sentence and it will bring you eight minutes and forty seconds of just what you need to start your day. …

God knows how this putative marriage was made, but, if the Obama administration has its way, Chrysler will soon be absorbed by Fiat. Dodge pickup (Mr. Brawny, incarnate) — say hello to the Fiat family of small cars. …

When it comes to buying a wagon, or a small SUV, or something like that — a hauler of people, plus dogs, children, camping gear, furniture and groceries — there are many choices, but a lot of them are boxy and upright and sometimes drive like an upright box. …

It’s a big deal, the New York International Auto Show, almost on a par with the Detroit show in January, but without the utterly freezing weather and the feeling that you’re in a city doomed by a nearly moribund industry. …

It’s an argument that’s been around as long as hybrids have been on American roads (which is more than 10 years) — do I buy an expensive hybrid, which gets great gas mileage, or a modestly priced non-hybrid that gets slightly worse mileage but costs a lot less? …